Bomb Game: LiliS edition

[idolpro]

[ you open your eyes to find yourself in a room that might look familiar if you just so happened to be a certified zombie survivalist. however, if you were lucky enough to avoid the zombie meet & greet, then welcome to the dankest heckhole in tokyo-f. ]

[ the overhead lights flicker often enough to instantly grind your gears, while simultaneously doing next to nothing to illuminate the dilapidated little room. though a chorus of moans and groans rise from outside, all the doors and windows are securely barricaded, making the shambling monsters a non-issue... though it's possible their existence alone may put you on edge. ]

[ or maybe that's the -fsssst- sound, a subtle hissing coming from what could have passed for fire sprinklers. for the duration of the game a colorless and odorless gas is going to be filling the room, one that clouds judgements and exacerbates anxiety. but, hey!, that's what the janky table and busted chairs in the corner of the room featuring cold tea and dry biscuits is for - a carefully curated space for you and yours to kick back, relax, and KEEP TALKING. ]

[ the center of the room is where the main event sits, a BOMB, with several thick cords snaking out from it connecting to a bunch of different buttons. the entire thing is housed in an unbreakable glass cube, with only the buttons in reach of your grubby hands. a tv screen is suspended overhead, currently displaying the rules & winning conditions, but that's all about to change... ]

[ in the meantime feel free to enjoy a particularly messy wall, one stained with all sorts of things from the last bunch that tried and failed to win, ew! ]

Comments

Round 1

[idolpro]

Puzzle 1

[idolpro]

"You can breathe a little easy. The bomb won't go off... this round."

Turn In

[idolpro]

Re: Turn In

[at_heart]

we are pushing H

fingers crossed

Results

[idolpro]

Minor Status Effect

[idolpro]

[ With a snicker-snack, the wire attached to the chosen button is cut. All that's left to do is wait.

It starts as a tingling, something scratching at your limbs and at the back of your mind like a mosquito that you just can't quite swat away. Annoying yet persistent.

It seems like you didn't quite pick the right wire, but at least the consequences aren't too dire. ]

Please choose 1-2 of the following status effects:
🎉 Extreme Gullibility
🎉 Hanahaki
🎉 Hallucinations
🎉 Kleptomania compulsion
🎉 Lose A Sense
🎉 Must Vocalize All Thoughts
🎉 Speech is Censored or Autocorrected
🎉 Super optimistic / Super pessimistic

Re: Minor Status Effect

[at_heart]

[ WELP ]

Discussion

[idolpro]

Re: Discussion

[at_heart]

[ Well, he sure did immediately attempt to Juniper Tree, because of course he did. Stupid power-off games. ]

—Oh, good, a puzzle with reading.

Re: Discussion

[stoneandstave]

Don't worry, it's only at the risk of our lives. [ Clearly not actually blase about this ] No big deal.

-- We'll manage somehow either way.

Re: Discussion

[nihilyricist]

If you struggle with any difficult words, I could read them out to you.

Re: Discussion

[stoneandstave]

The highlighted letter is the third one in each line.

Maybe it's as simple as count forwards or backwards three letters from the one given to see if it forms a word? Counting backwards three letters would make the top word "Flower" which makes sense for our unit.

Re: Discussion

[at_heart]

[ yeah sure simple ]

...it makes which word flower?

[ Look, he tried, but he doesn't even see a word with an 'f' in it in the clue or on the wall or— ]

Re: Discussion

[nihilyricist]

Sensible. Then we can use it as a cipher and extrapolate from there.

[Taking a paper to write stuff down! I = f, O = l, R = o, Z = w, H = e, U = r, L = i, Y = v, V = s...]

"Vowels sting but starting letters will break your bones."

Re: Discussion

[longredribbon]

[ Meanwhile, after three weeks of being whisked away to a music program, Wei Wuxian very suddenly appears, just as randomly as he'd vanished. He has a bamboo flute in one hand, the other hand to his head, noticeably disoriented. It'll take a moment to properly take in the surroundings. ]

. . .Could've warned me, jeeze.

Re: Discussion

[stoneandstave]

Oh hey, you're back! [ A friendly clap on the shoulder ]

-- Bad timing, but honestly it could be worse.

Re: Discussion

[at_heart]

Hey, you know giving us anything remotely like a heads-up before we just appear for these things isn't how the production rolls.

[ welcome back, sorry about the bomb ]

Round 2

[idolpro]

Puzzle 2

[idolpro]

"Well, guess we didn't need that wire. But don't worry~ We replaced it with something explosive."

Turn In

[idolpro]

Re: Turn In

[at_heart]

F to pay respects

6

Results

[idolpro]

Major Status Effect

[idolpro]

[ With a snicker-snack, the wire attached to the chosen button is cut. All that's left to do is wait.

Oh. Oh no. A red light beyond the glass starts blinking as a shrill sound pierces the air. The sound and lights intensity to an almost dizzying crescendo until it hits you full force - a push and a pull that seems to steal the breath from your lungs for a moment. And then all goes quiet.

Looks like that was the wrong wire to cut. ]

Please choose 1-2 of the following status effects:
🎊 Amnesia
🎊 Desire to Change Something About Yourself (aka Midlife Crisis)
🎊 Extreme Body Temperature Fluctuations ( Hot & Cold )
🎊 Forced Honesty ( you can lie but it's hard, and there's a physical ailment each time you do )
🎊 Heightened Emotions ( Prone to Anger / Affection )
🎊 Morality Flip
🎊 Powers Go Haywire
🎊 Temporary New Phobia

If you prefer, you can also choose 1-2 from the minor status effect category instead but you must choose at least 1 from the previous set:
🎉 Extreme Gullibility
🎉 Hanahaki
🎉 Hallucinations
🎉 Kleptomania compulsion
🎉 Lose A Sense
🎉 Must Vocalize All Thoughts
🎉 Speech is Censored or Autocorrected
🎉 Super optimistic / Super pessimistic

Discussion

[idolpro]

Re: Discussion

[at_heart]

Well, that's what you get for listening to me.

[ uh ]

—And wonderful, totally meant to say that out loud, so I guess we got status ailmented for our trouble. This is going to be — fine.

[ what if he PHYSICALLY HOLDS HIS MOUTH SHUT ]